The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-12-06

away tre breath Of a cotton farmer. These
books arc neatly and accurately kept las tho
grand jury would say and show all dis
| burseinents and receipts IL he sold bunch
of rye he credited his farm with that much.
The record runs from 1859 to 1871, inclusive.
The first year he only made $96 So Ohe
year as high as So ST. 45, but this was in
war time. The total receipts for thirteen
years was 500, 915 63. With the exception
of 1868 the last years averaged better than
the first.
The Ordinary Of Laurens county, on the
! petition of over !, 900 voters, has ordered an
election on Dec, II for the issuing of bonds
for the purpose of building a substantial
| iron bridge across the Oconee river at Dub
lin. The bonds are to be fifteen in number,
for 81 600 each, with interest not to exceed
| z per cent, and the first bond is TO mature
on Jan. |, twenty years after date; and one
bond to mature on the first OF every sue
ceeding year until all are paid. There will
have to be secured two-thirds as many votes
as were polled at the last election for mem
| bers of the General Assembly, and as the
vote then was very heavy, representing the
total voting capacity of the county, strenu-
! GUS efforts will be necessary to secure the
requisite number.
Lafayette Messenger: G. w. Ransom,
| well known in our county, was brought in
| from Chattanooga Tuesday by James Os
burn. He is charged with the rape oct 26)
| of Elvira Estep, an S-year-old child living
near the T. G.. Mcfarland Gap. The war
| rant under which he was arrested was sworn
out by the girls mother, and issued by j. M.
Mcfarland, Notary Public. He was jailed
in Chattanooga and delivered up to James
Osburn, under a Tequisition from Gov.
Gordon, dated Nov. 49, After being brought
to Georgia the committing papers were
issued by Squire Greenwood The trial is
I cot for TI,a,.c Ioxr 4 TK.xy NaIl Csaft
ground The defendant pleads not guilty,
and we trust that he will be able to prove
his innocence of the charge.
Near Newman Friday night an almost fatal
shooting scrape occurred at III o'clock be-
tween b. Edmondson and Ad. Beavers. Both
are white and married men. Beavers shot
at Edmondson five times, three balls taking
effect two in his left arm and the other in
his side few inches below his heart. Ed
mondson is blacksmith of Newman and
Beavers farmer living few miles below
| there. 1t seems that both were drinking
heavily, and while in this state went to the
house of friend, who began drinking with
them, and while there the men became in
| volved in quarrel, which resulted as above
and will probably end in the death of Ed
| mondson. They were on the best of terms
before going tofhe house. Beavers has left
for parts unknown, and up to date nothing
has been heard from him.
| Columbus Enquirer: Mrs c. H. Dudley
was i'll the city Thursday en- route to the
bedside of her husband at Scale. Mr.. Dud-
ley fell from a house in Scale during the
fire Thursday morning, about | o'clock. At
the time Mrs. Dudley was at the home of
| her sister, at Upotole, Ga, about 40 miles
| from Scale Mrs Dudley informed friend
that she was very restless Thurs
day night. She awoke some time between
| II and | o'clock, and imagined she heard
excited men talking. Like panorama the
hotel at Scale doomed up before her, and she
could see coatless forms hurrying to and
fro. Some one told her that they were
dancing, but she thought it was very strange
that they should be running about the hotel
without their coats and betray so much ex-
| element over a dance. The scene came up
| before her so wildly that sleep was ban
ished from her eyes for the night. She
thought that her husband was in danger
and she far away and unable to help him.
Mrs. Dudley is a Christian lady, and at day
break she knelt at her bedside and prayed
that God might spare her husband and
allow her to see him again in life. While at
breakfast the telegram came bringing the
news of the accident and confirming her
fears.
Probably the largest damage suit ever
brought in Augusta was filed Saturday in
the Office of the Clerk of the Superior Court.
The suit in question is brought by the Au-
gusta and Chattanooga Railroad Company
against Messrs. W. B. Lowe q Co., con-
tractors, and is for $1,000 damages. The
bill alleges that the damage consists in this,
that they had $4,000 in conditional SUBJ
scriptions in the upper counties on the line,
in which counties they were compelled to
have commenced work before any of that
amount could be collected, and they claim
that w. b. Lowe 81 Co. agreed to locate
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allow the road to collect the subscriptions.
This they failed to do, after the engineering
corps had gone over and staked off line at
a cost of $1,000. 1t then alleges that with
out notice the contractors removed the con-
victs on Nov II, to suspend, having graded
only fifteen miles, when they agreed to
grade 275, and further claim that the con-
victs We're taken off to move to more
profitable job. By reason of this suspen-
sion the road claims to have been damaged
to the amount of 100000. Messrs. w. B.
Lowe & Co. deny it all, and claim that it is
only bluff to force them into compromise,
and their wv. B. l.. a. Co.'S claim of $780,
600 against the road is just and they expect
to get it.
A recent number of the New York
Tribune contains the following announce
ment, which will be of interest to Geor-
gians: "Mr. NJ p Higgins, Superintendent
Of the Polytechnic Institute, of Worcester,
Mass, is going South on a years leave of
absence to establish big machine shop
and foundry for the Georgia chronological
School at Atlanta" At Atlanta Thursday
S. NJ Inman, of the chronological Commits
sion, was asked concerning Mr.. Higgins and
his prospective work here. In reply, Mr..
Inman said: 1--WE are glad that Mr.. Higgins
is coming to Atlanta. He is the head and
front of mechanical instruction of the
United States. To him, more than to any
other man, is due the wonderful success of
the Polytechnic Institute at Worcester,
Mass Mr.. Higgins had many applications
to go elsewhere but would only consent to
come to Atlanta Under his organization
and method Of instruction the commits
sioners of the School of Technology feel
that success is assured The
commission is quietly and wisely
laying plans in other directions to
secure additional members of the faculty,
men of the highest reputation and fitness.
They feel more hopeful of thorough success
than ever before" To the question as to
progress in the buildings, Mr.. Inman re-
piled: lone of the buildings will be ready
on Jan. l, and is already beginning to stand
out in magnificent proportions in the
western portion of the city. The founda-
tions for another large building have been
laid, and the superstructure will be erected
next sprinQ North avenue will be thor